Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist between Black and White Youth Raised in Two-Parent Families
16 January 2026
13:00 - 15:00
Location
Seminar Room 1, Chrystal Macmillan BuildingJoin Professor Christina Cross, Associate Professor of Sociology, Harvard University, to explore a groundbreaking study challenging basic tenets of US social welfare policy with proof that raising Black children in two-parent families does not close racial gaps in life outcomes. This discussion is based on Prof Cross’s publication, Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist between Black and White Youth Raised in Two-Parent Families.
Organised by Social Policy, co-badged with GENDER.ED and the Centre for Family and Relationships. Registration not required.